Staff Accountant| Accounting Personell

Job description
Meaningful Life Behavioral Health was created to provide home and community-based services for people with developmental disabilities in Kingman AZ, and the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Meaningful Life Behavioral Health currently offers Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) of Respite (RSP), Attendant Care (ATC), Day Treatment and Training – Adult (DTA), Transportation (TRA), Habilitation Hourly (HAH), Habilitation-Group Home (HAB) and Room and Board Group Home (RRB) to consumers who are eligible for services through the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DES/DDD). Meaningful Life Behavioral Health will be expanding the services offered in the near future.

Description

Staff Accountant/ Accounting Personell

Department: Corporate Office

Reports To: CEO

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to manage the general accounting and financial processes of our company.

You’ll be responsible for all daily accounting tasks, including preparing tax documents and updating expense files. You will perform financial transactions and post them in the general ledger, with strong attention to detail. You will also carry out relevant administrative duties (e.g. responding to clients via email and handling invoices).

Ultimately, you will ensure the company’s finances run smoothly.

Responsibilities:
• Maintain and update accounting records and files
• Analyze budgets and create expense reports
• Examine tax policies and handle tax payments and returns
• Meet with CEO to discuss confidential accounting issues
• Post transactions and categorize records in the general ledger (e.g., by assets, liabilities, and expenses)
• Reconcile bank statements
• Analyze transactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct month-end and year-end closures
• Prepare documents for audits
• Advise CEO on financial issues in person or via email or phone
• Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations
• Report to the CEO and work to improve financial processes
• Assist with Payroll Funds as needed
• Create house budgets and ensure expenses are being effectively managed
• Pay bills and rents in a timely manner each month, ensuring that it is accurately tracked

Skills:
• Similar experience as a Staff Accountant or relevant role in accounting
• Excellent use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel; very good with spreadsheets
• Knowledge of an accounting information system is a plus
• Good math skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Degree in Accounting; MSc is a plus

This role is preferred to work in our corporate office in Kingman, AZ but could work in our office in PHX, AZ.